Episode Twelve: December
Dr Lucy Maddox shares practical advice from her experience as a clinical psychologist
07 Jun 2023,·14 mins
Chapter 8
Henry James’ chilling novella about a governess and two children on a haunted estate.
01 Nov 2019,·13 mins
Barack Obama Talks to David Olusoga
Former President Barack Obama is interviewed by historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.
19 Nov 2020,·30 mins
Episode Five
By Alex Preston. Zeke must play a full part in the attempt to rescue the rebels.
31 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5
Sara Sheridan’s witty and intriguing new story concludes. Read by Elaine C Smith.
28 Jun 2024,·14 mins
5. Contemplation
Harris organises a dance and Moses contemplates London life ten years on.
10 Jan 2014,·15 mins
10. 3 Years On
The final part of the blistering new novel from the author of The Power.
06 Dec 2023,·17 mins
5. Fashion Icon and Influencer
Sarah Dunant reveals Isabella d'Este to have been a fashion icon in Renaissance Italy.
04 Jul 2025,·14 mins
Episode Ten
We move on to a year after the wedding. Can 'The List' finally be put to rest for Ola?
06 Oct 2023,·17 mins
Part Nine
Edith Wharton’s novella about a young man attempting to escape a loveless marriage.
01 Nov 2019,·43 mins
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
5: Three Coins
A trip to the Trevi Fountain helps a young woman re-assess her life.
04 Feb 2024,·14 mins
Dylan and Rowenna have to find a way to bridge the silence between them.
25 Mar 2024,·14 mins
7. Days of Hope
Abi Morgan's memoir concludes as summer seas point to new hope and promises for her family
27 May 2022,·15 mins
Letters from South Africa
Johannesburg
Five letters from South African writers about life there in the week of the ANC elections.
15 Dec 2017,·14 mins
Episode 10
Daisy Buchanan's raucously comic satire on the dark side of life on glossy magazines.
13 Jul 2022,·15 mins
5. Nadar - The Psychological Side of Photography
Nadar, the photographer adept at capturing his subjects' inner worlds in the 19th century.
01 Aug 2025,·14 mins
The Puffling
By Tiffany Murray. Hulda visits the island of Heimaey for her grandfather’s birthday.
18 Sep 2022,·14 mins
Alice Munro - Too Much Happiness
Free Radicals
A newly widowed woman must look to the wife she replaced when a stranger threatens her.
15 Dec 2009,·15 mins
With one last song to steal, Harry’s journey across Ireland nears its end.
10 Mar 2024,·14 mins
Part Three: The Gods of Little Things and How to Get Away with a Heartbreak
A showcase for the work of writers between the ages of 16 and 21.
09 Sep 2022,·14 mins
BBC National Short Story Award 2025
You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle by Colwill Brown
Colwill Brown's powerful story is a contender for the BBC National Short Story Award.
19 Sep 2025,·28 mins
Exposure
Etta's travelling is over as she returns to a city on edge after the Allies' departure.
27 Mar 2026,·14 mins
5. London Lives
London has witnessed cycles of disaster and plague. History’s lessons still resonate.
07 Nov 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 23
Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece about a young scientist’s quest to create new life.
24 Aug 2019,·15 mins
The Politician
Is history set to repeat itself in America?
10 Oct 2022,·14 mins
More Chronicles of Burke Street
5: Pearl's Story
The last in Ingrid Persaud's sparklingly funny story series set in Trinidad.
30 Apr 2023,·14 mins
Episode Eight
Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship
13 mins
5. Shipwreck and Marriage
117 days have passed since Maurice and Maralyn were cast adrift and hope of rescue faded.
07 Feb 2025,·14 mins
A Celebration of the Short Story
Araby by James Joyce
James Joyce’s story from Dubliners about a boy enchanted by a woman and a utopian bazaar.
09 Sep 2019,·13 mins
